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Infrastructure
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Freightliner Manitoba’s new facility opens at CentrePort Canada
WINNIPEG, Man. – Freightliner Manitoba has opened a new, state-of-the-art, 78,000 sq-ft facility at CentrePort Canada in Winnipeg, Man. Ken Talbot, president and dealership principal for Freightliner Manitoba, purchased 13.5 acres of land at the inland port in 2018 with…
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N.J. intersection remains top bottleneck for trucks
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, and a New Jersey intersection again leads the list. The 2020 Top Truck Bottleneck List assesses the level…
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The connected truck is here, and will continue to evolve
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Drivewyze has some extra tricks up its sleeve, adding to the Canadian company’s flagship offering, PreClear weigh scale bypass. Presenting during Omnitracs Outlook 2020 in Las Vegas, Nev., today, Brian Mofford, vice-president of government experience for…
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Environment, safety, image among top priorities for western associations
Nearly a month into the new year, trucking associations across Western Canada have shifted their focus to 2020, with the environment, industry image, and training all at the top of the priority lists. Looking to build on past accomplishments, both…
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Ontario government to improve northern transportation
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is thanking the province of Ontario for making good on a 2019 budget promise to review transportation in Northern Ontario. Government stakeholders will be hosting a series of meetings with the…
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Survey says approval of Saskatchewan rest areas is 0%
REGINA, Sask. – According to a recent survey by the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA), no one feels current rest areas in the province are in great or even good condition. The STA is continuing to push for improved stopping infrastructure…
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AMTA calls for Hwy 3 twinning to increase safety
EDMONTON, Alta. – Twinning Hwy 3 in Southern Alberta has jumped to the beginning of the line and become a top priority for the provincial trucking association. With more than 200 km requiring twinning to enhance a safer commute and…
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Rosenau and Freightliner contribute to CentrePort’s record year
WINNIPEG, Man. – CentrePort Canada had a record-breaking year of activity, with over $117 million in development and building permits in 2019, including from prominent trucking companies like Rosenau Transport and Freightliner Manitoba. More than 725,000 sq./ft of industrial space…
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The fatal flaw with roundabouts
Several years ago, I sat in a meeting that was presenting the safety advantages of using roundabouts. We talked about how they prevented T-bone collisions that occur at conventional intersections. We also discussed how if a collision does occur, it…
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Using high-tech to improve traffic flow along Windsor corridor
WINDSOR, Ont. — Locally, it’s known as Truckers’ Tuesday. And Thursday might also be added to the endearing description. Because those are the two days of the week when the volume of truck traffic along Huron Church Road is at…
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Gordie Howe Bridge tower construction to start by summer
WINDSOR, Ont. — To most people, including truckers driving over the existing Ambassador Bridge, work on the new $5.7-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge 3.2 kilometers away isn’t apparent yet, because the two towers which will hold up the bridge have…
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A lesson from Russia on energy policy
I hear some people at this time of the year begin to sift through files and discard those which meet the criteria of the “discard” grade, and ponder on those documents which may be important enough to upgrade to the…
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New stretch of Highway 407 opens Monday
TORONTO, Ont. – The Highway 407 East project has been completed ahead of schedule, and the expanded stretch will be open to drivers Monday, the government announced Friday. The project connects Highway 407 from the new Highway 418 to Highway…
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Ontario invests $640 million in highway expansion
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is making a significant economic investment in the province’s highway system by widening 18 kilometers of Highway 401 from Mississauga to Milton. Kinga Surma, associate minister of transportation, announced last week the province will invest $640…
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BCTA opposes tunnel option to replace existing George Massey Tunnel
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) believes the proposed eight-lane tunnel which would replace the existing George Massey Tunnel (GMT) is not only a less safe and costlier option than a bridge, but would also be more harmful…
